Heat Wave Entertaining

Set a pretty table for hot summer night entertaining — with or without candles.

Cookbooks, seasonal menu, summer menu, party food, Portland Oregon, restaurants, rotisserie cookingKaren TripsonJuly 31, 2022summer menu, watermelon salad, pok pok portland, pok pok hens, ike's wings, Ike's Vietnamese Fish Sauce Wings, Kai Yaang, Thai hens, Pok Pok, pok pok cookbook

Cioppino at Home

It’s easy to make cioppino at home. Follow the pro chefs for a luxurious result with many varieties of seafood and Ottolenghi’s technique to give the host a few extra minutes.

Cioppino, entree, Italian restaurant, Ottolenghi, party food, restaurants, seafood stewKaren TripsonApril 25, 2022cioppino, Ottolenghi, fish stock, fish soup, Nicks Laguna Beach, Alaska fish, Alaska fishing trip

L'Oursin Seattle is Stellar

When you’re lusting after French food go to L’Orsin Seattle.

appetizer, bistro, French, Seattle WA, restaurants, restaurant reviewKaren TripsonMarch 12, 2022foie gras, canard, sweetbreads, ris de veau, armagnac, kuri squash, northwest salmon, northwest sturgeon, Loursin seattle

Il Terrazzo Carmine - Italian Fine Dining in Seattle

For a special occasion in Seattle, Il Terrazo Carmine offers excellent food, wine, atmosphere and service. The gnocchi, cioppino and ossobuco are recommended.

restaurants, seafood stew, Seattle WA, sparkling wines, Italian restaurant, Cioppino, classic method sparklingKaren TripsonJuly 15, 2021fine dining, italian food, Contratto blanc de blanc, Loire Valley cremant, Alta Langa Appellation, Piedmont Italy.., Seattle italian restaurant, the cooking class in Budapest, ossobuco, gnocchi, ravioli pesce

The New Spanish — Bites, Feasts and Drinks

Exciting cooking and reading from Huertas NYC restaurant.

Piperade Remains a Wonderful Dining Experience

If you have a chance to dine at Piperade in San Francisco, make a reservation immediatley! You won’t want to miss this Dungeness Crab Salad.

Basque Cuisine, cocktails, Cookbooks, pintxos, restaurants, wine tasting, BasqueKaren TripsonJanuary 14, 2019Piperade, Basque, Basque cookbooks, Gerald Hirigoyen, Pin, pintxos, The Basque Kitchen

Basque Books for Research for The Cooking Class in San Sebastian

I read many books about the Basques for The Cooking Class in San Sebastian.

Happy Anniversary in PDX

We had lots of fun recently and great food in Portland, OR at the Bollywood Theater, Racion, Olympic Provisions and St. Jack's.

Portland Oregon, restaurants, sous vide, CultureKaren TripsonFebruary 2, 2015Bollywood Theatre, Racion, St Jacks, Olympic Provisions, NE Alberta Street, Spanish Cuisine, Bistro, Indian, charcuterie, salumeria, chorizo

Special Menu for New Friends

Entertaining is not always your dear old friends or family. How do you reciprocate when you’ve been wined and dined by people you don't know very well?